Posts Tagged ‘rubber gloves’
Debt Bondage Payouts
For some time ACRATH has been concerned about migrant workers in the rubber glove industry in Malaysia. Along with St Vincent’s Health Australia and other NGOs, ACRATH engaged in advocacy to raise the plight of workers experiencing unethical recruitment, forced labour and debt bondage due to exorbitant recruitment costs. As a result of the Covid-19…
Read MoreVictory for Migrant Workers
Migrant workers in Top Glove rubber glove factories in Malaysia will be remediated with respect to recruitment fees previously paid by the migrant workers to agents or other parties. Top Glove manufactures one-quarter of the world’s disposable gloves. During the Covid-19 pandemic their profits have soared. Repayments to workers will amount to a total of $40…
Read MoreRubber Glove Industry During Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has meant unprecedented demand for rubber gloves. Consequently manufacturers are recording enormous increases in profit. However for the worker little has changed. In Malaysia, where approximately 60% of the worlds rubber gloves are manufactured, workers continue to experience exploitation and debt bondage. CNN Business recently reported: “Many of the serious forced labor…
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